Gardai in Letterkenny have confirmed they are questioning two men about last week’s arson attack on the Orange Hall and Presbyterian Church in Convoy. The men were detained last night. The blaze was discovered during the early hours of last Friday morning. The main hall was gutted in the fire and the roof was destroyed. […]
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Police in the North say they are becoming increasingly concerned about a missing man. 35-year-old Shane Sharkey from the Omagh area, was last seen at around 10.30 am on Thursday 4th of September 2014 in Omagh. Shane is described as being 5′ 9″ tall, with light to medium brown curly hair and is of thin
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A second Fine Gael member of the cabinet has said he did not vote for John McNulty in the Seanad by-election. Paschal Donohoe says he respected Mr McNulty’s own call, for TDs and Senators not to vote for him. Earlier Enda Kenny said anyone who hadn’t already cast their vote should follow Mr McNulty’s wish
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There are renewed calls are being made for the speed limit to be reduced on the Port Road in Letterkenny following a car crash yesterday. Two cars were involved in a collision on the main road into Letterkenny, close to the Clanree Hotel at lunchtime. There was considerable traffic disruption for around half an hour.
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Jason Quigley’s opponent for his third professional fight has been named. The Finn Valley man will take on Serge Cadeus on Saturday 30th October in Plymoth, Boston. Just like Quigley, Cadeus who is based out of Miami is new to the pro ranks with a record of 1-0. Jason who won his first two fights
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Former Donegal star Brendan Devenney has tipped Rory Gallagher to be the next Donegal Manager. The county executive will meet tonight to discuss their next move and try to fill the void left by Jim Mc Guinness. Gallagher was part of the All Ireland winning management team in 2012 and Brendan feels the current Kilcar
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The Republic of Ireland players have been arriving into camp in Dublin today ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Germany – but manager Martin O’Neill already looks set to be without three key players. James McCarthy, Seamus Coleman and Shay Given are already set to miss this Saturday’s match-up against Gibraltar, while
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Declan Gallagher and Ryan Moore are today celebrating being crowned Modified title winners in the Irish Tarmac Championship. They wrapped it up over the weekend at the Cork 20, taking their Starlet home with an advantage of over three minutes. It was double success for Donegal in the series. Declan and Brian Boyle are the
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Two cars were involved in a collision on the main rain into Letterkenny today, close to the Clanree Hotel. While the damage was minor, emergency services attended the scene. There was traffic disruption for around half an hour. This is the latest of a series of accidents on this busy stretch and will lead to
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The Donegal county executive convene tonight, with finding a replacement for Jim McGuinness topping their agenda. Rory Gallagher, assistant during the 2012 All Ireland-winning season, is favourite to succeed McGuinness. Declan Bonner, Martin Mc Hugh and current assistant Damien Diver are also among those names mentioned. The board hope to have the post filled by
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A new report has given the Tourism College in Killybegs a lifeline. The report by the Working Group established by the Higher Education Authority to investigate the impact of the possible relocation of the college to Letterkenny has recocommended that the Killybegs campus be supported finacially over the next number of years in order to
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Three Derry men have been remanded in custody after they appeared in court in Letterkenny this morning charged in connection with a post office raid which took place over the weekend. A sum of money was stolen from the post office in Manorcunningham on Saturday morning, when three men, armed with knifes and sledge hammers,
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The Taoiseach has revealed he DIDN’T vote for John McNulty in the Seanad by-election. Enda Kenny revealed his choice on the campaign trail in Leitrim this morning. Mr McNulty withdrew from the Seanad by-election last week amid the controversy over his appointment to a State board. But it was too late for his name to
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Martin O’Neill has injury concerns ahead of the upcoming Euro qualifiers with Gibraltar and Germany. Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that neither James McCarthy nor Seamus Coleman would be fit for either game. Coleman is still recovering from concussion and soft tissue problems. Aston Villa keeper Shay Given is also out. The Lifford stopper is struggling
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A 20-year-old man has been charged with rape following an attack in Derry on Friday. A 23-year-old woman remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following an assault at Glenabbey Drive. The man has also been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and a number of other offences. He
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450 jobs are expected to be created across Ireland as a 70 million dollar transatlantic investment fund is announced. Smart-Invest will provide funding for Irish companies to expand into the U.S, and for U.S companies to establish bases here in Ireland. 30 technology-led companies will be supported, with counties Louth, Donegal, Meath, Roscommon and
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Derry Councillor Angela Dobbins is appealing to parents in the Culmore area to be vigilant after reports of a suspicious approach to a young girl by a masked man in the Elmvale area on Saturday afternoon. Cllr Dobbins says happened when it was still daylight, and there have been unconfirmed reports of other possible appropaches
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Derry City and Shamrock Rovers will meet in the FAI Senior Cup replay on Tuesday night. Rory Patterson’s late equaliser for Derry means the Candystripes and the hoops must do it all again . The second of today’s semi finals finished one apiece at Tallaght. Dean Kelly opened the scoring there with just 12 minutes
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St. Pat’s dumped Finn Harps out of the FAI Senior Cup today in Dublin. Killian Brennan and Conan Byrne each got a brace in a 6-1 thrashing at Richmond Park. As if Harps’ day wasn’t bad enough they also had Gareth Harkin and Ollie Horgan sent off late-on. After the game Diarmaid Doherty got the
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Declan Gallagher and Ryan Moore won the Modified crown in the Irish Tarmac Championship on Sunday. The Donegal crew won the National category of the weekend’s Cork 20 rally to secure the title. Declan and Ryan’s Toyota Starlet had an incident free run coming home over three minutes ahead of the rest of the two
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GROUP1 St Eunan’s 1-21 V 1-5 N Muire Noamh Conaill 0-10 V 0-7 Malin St Eunan’s and Noamh Conaill qualify for Quarter Finals GROUP2 Ardara 0-13 V 1-9 Glenfin MacCumhaills 0-9 v 2-14 Four Master Ardara and Four Masters top the group GROUP3 Gweedore 1-8 V 0-8 Dungloe Termon 0-8 v 1-5 Killybegs Gweedore have
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Finn Harps bowed out of the FAI Cup semi final at Rickmond Park this afternoon losing 6-1 to St Patrick’s Athletic. Killian Brennan gave St Pats the lead in the 20th minute from a well executed free kick. Just before the half hour Packie Mailey levelled the game with a strong header at the far
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Met Eireann has issued an orange status weather warning – as heavy rain and strong winds are expected to batter the country over Sunday night. Up to 40 millimetres of rain is forecast to fall in all areas on Sunday evening and into Monday morning – which may cause spot flooding in places. While gusts
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Gardai in Letterkenny investigating the robbery of a post office in Manorcunningham have charged three men. They will appear at Letterkenny District Court at 10.30am on Monday the 6th October 2014. The three men were arrested following a robbery of a post office in Manorcunningham on Saturday. The robbery occurred at approximately 10.15am when three males
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The Ulster Senior League have retained the FAI Intermediate Inter League Cup. Donal O’Briens’s side lost their final game 3-0 on Sunday morning to Munster but with two wins under their belt from earlier in the weekend they had done enough to keep the trophy they won last year. They beat Connacht on Friday night
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Kris Meeke has taken his fourth podium of the World Rally Championship. Driving a Citroen DS3, The County Tyrone driver along with his co driver Paul Nagle finished 3rd, 1min 05.3secs down on the winner Jari-Matti Latvala in a Polo. The second car home was the Volkswagon of Andreas Mikkelsen, 20sec ahead on Meeke.
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Roberto Martinez has ruled James McCarthy out of Ireland’s upcoming Euro qualifier with Germany. The Everton midfielder isn’t included in the 27-man squad for Saturday’s game with Gibraltar, and it had been hoped he’d recover for the trip to Gelsenkirchen. But speaking before today’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, Martinez says McCarthy
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After five years of guiding Donegal teams to titles and silverware Jim Mc Guinness confirmed on Friday night that he would not be continuing as county manager. The Glenties man was to the fore during Donegal’s most successful ever period which included the 2012 All Ireland title. Under Jim Donegal won 13 Ulster Senior Championship
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Donegal are beginning life after Jim McGuinness today. He’s stepped down after four years in charge of the county’s footballers, a period which seen Donegal win an All Ireland in 2012 and three Ulster titles. Chris Mc Nulty gave his reaction to the news on the Weekend Edition with Greg Hughes this morning. Eamon
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James McCarthy is out of next week’s Euro qualifier with Gibraltar. The Everton midfielder suffered a tightening of his quad during last weekend’s Merseyside derby and hasn’t been included in Martin O’Neill’s revised 27-man squad for Saturday’s game at the Aviva. Seamus Coleman is included, despite missing recent games following a concussion and soft tissue
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Three men have been arrested following an attempted robbery at Manorcunningham Post Office. The men entered the post office in Manorcunningham armed with a knife, a hammer and a sledge hammer/hatchet and made off with a sum of money in a Royal Mail van stolen from Derry earlier this morning. The incident took place at around
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The Donegal Senior Football Championship continues this weekend. On Saturday evening, Naomh Conaill play Malin, MacCumhaills take on Four Masters, Termon play Killybegs and Bundoran face Glenswilly. On Sunday afternoon, St. Eunan’s play Naomh Mhuire, Ardara take on Glenfin, Gweedore face Dungloe, and Kilcar host St. Michaels. Tom Comack previewed the games with former Ardara
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The Sinn Féin Leader says the Irish Government must act fast or the Gaeltacht will cease to exist. Gerry Adams was speaking at today’s Sinn Féin Slógadh in Derry. Mr Adams says experts insist the Gaeltacht will cease to exist within 30 years if action is not taken now. He went on to praise
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The countdown to the FAI Senior Cup semi finals for Finn Harps and Derry City is very much on with the north west sides heading to Dublin for their last four encounters. On Sunday Harps play St Patricks Athletic at Inichicore while Derry go to Tallaght to take on Shamrock Rovers. Former Sligo Rovers manager Sean
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A protest by members of the Bloody Sunday families takes place this afternoon at the Guildhall Square in Derry against the winding down of the Bloody Sunday police inquiry. A number of police involved in the investigation are being laid off in a move being blamed on major cuts in funding for the force
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Investigations are continuing today into yesterday’s arson attack on the Orange Hall in Convoy. The building was gutted in the fire which was started delibretly. It is the second attack on an Orange Hall in Donegal in less than a month. The Convoy Presbyterian Church was also targeted by arsonists early yesterday morning however the
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IT has been confirmed that Jim McGuinness has stepped down as the manager of the Donegal Senior Football team. The news was confirmed on Friday evening by the Offical Donegal GAA Twitter account. He’s stepped down after four years in charge of the county’s footballers, a reign which saw his side win the 2012 All
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Ulster bounced back from the defeat in Italy last weekend to comfortably beat Edinburgh 30- 0 at Ravenhill on Friday night. The bonus point victory was secured thanks to two tries from Andrew Trimble and further scores by Nick Williams and Rory Best. Paddy Jackson kicked eight points and Stuart Olding added a conversion. Ulster
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County Tyrone’s Kris Meeke is third after the opening six stages of this weekends WRC event, Rally France. Meeke who is once again the fastest of the Citroen DS3 cars is 23.5 seconds behind the Volkwagon of Jari Matti Latvala. The Swedish drivers team mate, Andres Mikkelsen is second 15 seconds ahead of Meeke. Having
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Derry city are just 90 minutes away from a 9th appearance in the FAI Senior Cup Final. The Candystrips play Shamrock Rovers in the semi final this Sunday in Dublin. Derry who last won the cup in 2012 go to the Tallagh stadium with doubts over Goalkeeper Gerard Doherty, Aaron Barry, Barry Molloy and Stephen
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Gardai have confirmed they believe that a fire at an Orange Hall in Convoy last night and damaged caused to a nearby Presbyterian Church are connected. Arsons forced entry into the Orange Hall and started the fire using an accelerant – the main hall was gutted and the roof destroyed. It’s the second orange hall
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The Taoiseach won’t say whether John McNulty should accept his seat in the Seanad if he wins next week’s by-election. It’s emerged today that the Fine Gael candidate COULD choose to accept the seat, despite having pulled out of the election three days ago. Independent candidate Gerard Craughwell says he’ll consider a legal challenge to
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Up to 150 people attended a meeting in Letterkenny last night calling for a boycott of water meters. The boycott urged people not to return their agreement packs to Irish water and simply not to pay the charge. The meeting heard of huge anger amongst local people who simply cannot afford the annual charge. Can’t
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Ollie Horgan will be putting his final touches to his plan for Harps cup semi final with St Patrick’s Athletic at Inichicore. While Harps’ previous five appearances in the semi-final were played on a more level playing field, there is no doubt that Horgan’s side are up against it on Sunday. Harps were the team
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Gardai have confirmed that a fire at an Orange Hall in Convoy last night was started deliberately. They believe that there was forced entry and petrol was used to start the fire. The main hall was gutted in the fire and the roof was destroyed. It’s the second orange hall to burnt down in Co
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A candidate in the Seanad by-election says he would expect John McNulty to resign if he still wins the seat. Highland Radio news has learned that Mr McNulty has been flooded with calls from TDs and Senators asking him to re-enter the race – and it’s believed he WOULD consider accepting the seat if he
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Essendon Football Club in Australia have announced that Conor McKenna will join the Bombers as a rookie. The Tyrone minor star has accepted a two-year contract with the AFL club. The 18 year old qualifies as a Rookie B as he has not been registered in an Australian football competition for the past three years.
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Gardai are warning people after reports of a bogus caller in St Johnston claiming to be collecting for the cancer bus. On Wednesday night a man was going around houses in the area asking for bank details for people to make a donation. Eamon McDeviit is a spokesperson for Good and New, he says they
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People in Co Donegal are being asked to sleep rough tonight – but it’s only for one night. The North West Simon Community’s “Street Sleep” takes place at the Market Square in Letterkenny tonight at 10.00 pm. This is the fourth year that the event has taken place to raise public awareness about the homeless.
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Relatives of civil rights protesters shot dead by soldiers on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972 have said they are devastated after learning most police investigators are to be laid off. It is a result of major cuts in funding for the force due to political gridlock which is threatening powersharing institutions at Stormont. A
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